Urban Connector Year 3: Field Tests

In the past 2 years, initial surveys were conducted in El Paso and in New York City to understand the lifestyles and mobility needs of the senior adults. A smartphone application prototype named Urban Connector (UC) was developed to cater to the seniors in El Paso. A follow-up survey was conducted to gather feedbacks on the UC application prototype. Subsequently the UC prototype was improved to its beta version. This project is continuing with the following objectives: -To customize the beta version of the UC application for New York City -To perform a beta test in New York City and gather user feedbacks -To fine-tune the UC application, based on the information collected in El Paso in Year 2 (the third survey) to release Version 1.0 -To collect a set of UC application usage data through an anonymous pilot test -To explore a data analysis framework that will characterize a UC application user's mobility patterns without knowing the person's identity

• Record URL:
  https://c2smarter.engineering.nyu.edu/urban-connector-year-3-field-tests/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $235476
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747124

• Sponsor Organizations:

  University of Texas at El Paso

  El Paso, TX  United States 

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Connected Cities for Smart Mobility towards Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART)

  New York University
  Tandon School of Engineering
  Brooklyn, NY  United States 
• Performing Organizations:

  Connected Cities for Smart Mobility towards Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART)

  New York University
  Tandon School of Engineering
  Brooklyn, NY  United States 

  University of Texas at El Paso

  El Paso, TX  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Cheu, Kelvin

• Start Date: 20190301
• Expected Completion Date: 20201231
• Actual Completion Date: 20201231
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Data collection; Field tests; Mobile applications; Mobility; Prototypes; Smartphones; Surveys; Travel patterns; Urban population
• Geographic Terms: El Paso (Texas); New York (New York)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01705189
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Connected Cities for Smart Mobility towards Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART)
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747124
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: May 22 2019 1:26PM